TVIXX Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Love the new scripts, the emphasis on the "A" logo, and the return of the snake head logo and turquoise. I don't mind the diamond pattern at all, though they could have toned it down a bit on the jerseys. Maybe leave it on the side panels and take it off the shoulders. Not a fan of the darker grey road jerseys. The black scripts/numbers don't stand out enough.Overall, I like this a lot. It's different, which is okay, especially for a 90s expansion team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14er Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Things I like: The turquoise. The fonts. Things I think "Eh, I guess it works for them": The dark grey. The pattern (excluding the caps). Things I can't stand: The cutoff striping. The NBA-like number of sets. The thigh seams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Looking at the D-Backs uniforms... over-designed. The diamond pattern is ridiculous... the striping halfway down the thighs... um really? A snake with a teal tongue and teeth? Wow. Pick a color, red, sand, and black, or red, teal and black. They've officially jumped into stupid Padre/college football territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConcreteCharlie Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Is this the first time an MLB has designed something specifically for pajama pants use? That sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 This image just sums up how much of a cluster this whole thing is. SEVEN caps? What the hell, D(iamond)Backs? On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Over-designed, tacky garbage. And for all of the "they're a 90s expansion team!" folks? They had a suitably 90s uniform that still managed to look good.This new set? It isn't tasteful. It's just bad. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue98 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 PLEASE, for the love of God, make these the regular set and not just an ALT.PLEASE. Michigan state font for the numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveindc Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Over-designed, tacky garbage. And for all of the "they're a 90s expansion team!" folks? They had a suitably 90s uniform that still managed to look good.That set is just a combo of 90's fad colors. Very cheesy look. At least the new set is original and unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Yes, the new set is so original and unique it looks like it could have come out of a Russel Athletics catalogue PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 The thing is, these aren't really innovative. They already look 5 years old to me. Probably because that pattern is very similar to ones I used 5 years ago. These are design elements we've been seeing in the lower levels for years.I'll give credit when people truly innovate and do things outside the box, because it's impossible to get it past decision makers. But this just looks like someone who wanted to be different and just tried to mimic too many bad trends all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1409 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Over-designed, tacky garbage. And for all of the "they're a 90s expansion team!" folks? They had a suitably 90s uniform that still managed to look good. That set is just a combo of 90's fad colors. Very cheesy look. At least the new set is original and unique.And the new one is just a combo of 2000's fads. It is not only cheesy but ugly as :censored:. Truncated stripes? Sublimation? Side panels? It is far from being original, it looks as ugly as a college football uniform... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Their first look was a combination of what was trendy at that time, this look is no different.Also I'm sure paul lukas is going into overdrive into thinking of lame nicknames for the design elements found on the uniform.Honestly is it a it much some of the stuff? yea, the pants stripe should be up to the waist but, eh at least its different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Their first look was a combination of what was trendy at that time, this look is no different.Also I'm sure paul lukas is going into overdrive into thinking of lame nicknames for the design elements found on the uniform.Honestly is it a it much some of the stuff? yea, the pants stripe should be up to the waist but, eh at least its different.So basically, the D-Backs have always been about 5 years behind the trends. Even in 98 teal and purple were on the way out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1908_Cubs Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 There's a way to be unique, out of the box and creative without making your team look like that of a lower-level. The Diamondbacks did not achieve that here in my opinion. Their uniforms at best look like minor-league uniforms and many times look like batting practice uniforms. The sublimation looks silly and gives it a yoke-like feel. The side panels make them look like the mesh fabric we see, as previously stated, in BP/Spring Training Unis. It shouldn't surprise that the best uniforms from this set at the teal-sedona-black ones. Why? Notice you can barely see the sublimated patterns or the yoke because they toned those way down. Even at that, they're not my favorite set on the planet, but they're passable. I think Arizona is a good team to be non-traditional. They don't have a history, and they can have a bit more latitude when it comes to what they can do. But I think a unique color scheme + a slightly differentiated look would accomplish that. Many elements feel like they...added them in just because of that very latitude they had, however. Kind of like "well, we're the kind of franchise who can do that, so let's do all of it!" instead of using that latitude to make a good looking uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Awful. Absolute garbage, an amalgamation of little league Russel patterns and poor judgement everywhere. Literally the only improvement anywhere in this rebrand is the wordmarks. This is up there with the worst of all the rebrands in the Big 4. Just bad. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Over-designed, tacky garbage. And for all of the "they're a 90s expansion team!" folks? They had a suitably 90s uniform that still managed to look good.That set is just a combo of 90's fad colors. Very cheesy look. At least the new set is original and unique.That is a good baseball uniform. If you feel the need to combine contemporary with classic, that's how you do it. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WavePunter Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Wait.. You mean the diamondbacks have.... Diamonds... On their backs...?!?! Mind... Blown... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFrank Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I'm surprised I haven't seen more comments about how friggin' terrible the turquoise looks when touching just black or grey. Looks like TRON went to the Southwest. This set is hideous, and exactly what MLB doesn't need. concepts: washington football (2017) ... nfl (2013) ... yikes potd 10/20/12 origin story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 The thing is, these aren't really innovative. They already look 5 years old to me. Probably because that pattern is very similar to ones I used 5 years ago. These are design elements we've been seeing in the lower levels for years.I'll give credit when people truly innovate and do things outside the box, because it's impossible to get it past decision makers. But this just looks like someone who wanted to be different and just tried to mimic too many bad trends all at once.I think we're in another period of overdesigning as a problem on the sports world. The last time was the mid to late 90s when sublimation became available and designers went crazy with their new toy. Now, patterned textures inside of inserts have worked their way into use and people don't know where to stop. We'll hit a crest of ugliness if we haven't already and we'll settle back into a period where designers employ a more restrained, subtle use of their new options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Wind of Doom Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 1. YAUGH!!!2. Does... does the teal alternate have THREE OUTLINES on the wordmark?3. Are the Diamondbacks vampires? WHERE ARE ALL THE LIGHTS?!?! I can't even fully critique the set because I can't see the friggin' thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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